Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 85 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
3. 3.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
6. 6.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
8. 8.Dev ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
10. 10.When Dad called, Riya ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.The children ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
14. 14.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
15. 15.She ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
16. 16.By the time we reached, he ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
25. 25.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
26. 26.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.Aisha ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
33. 33.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
38. 38.My brother ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
39. 39.I ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
40. 40.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted

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